What's the scoop on GPF's history and future?
If
memory serves me right, Gaming Precinct Forums was not always Gaming
Precinct Forums. In fact, if you take a look at the actual address of
GPF, you will notice that it says PlayStation Precinct... better known
as PSP back in the day. Why were we PSP way back then? Well, it
happened to be the only system that I could provide game coverage on
at the time.
The
message board came after all of the projects that finally pushed us
into getting a forum. We once started out as an AOL club that
exchanged codes and sent out a weekly newsletter with a rank system
and such. After awhile, we finally got our very own website which
still exists to this day and can be found at
www.angelfire.com/mt/psprecinct. After we started getting general
interest in our website, we created a forum. The forum started out as
an experiment and Rancho posters were the first among the 1200+
members you see here today. Posting finally became the new trend among
members and soon after, our horizons expanded to reach more people,
hence Gaming Precinct Forums.
The many incarnations of GPF
Best of
Gaming Precinct Forum Awards
Want to know which things won each of theri respective categories in
our annual awards? Check out the archives:
2002
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2001
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2000
What
top 10 major events have occurred at GPF?
10)
Vanchau, Ezboard founder, visits GPF.
We weren't
sure why he was there on a Saturday for no apparent reason. I tried
PMming him, but no reply. We think it has to do with what he has been
hearing about GPF.
9)
Creation of Survivor
The online
game helped boost posts per day and opened the site to a whole new
crowd of people.
8) Spam attack causes 5000 posts in a day
The
attempted attack cost the mods a lot of time cleaning it up and only
then did the board have heightened security to ward off future
attacks.
 7) GPF catches copy cat bug
It is
still happening now, but the site has been ripped a number of times,
enough to get some people thinking about going to court over the copy
cat.
6) Purchase of CSC Gold
With the
combination of a donation from a one time visitor on top of a devoted
member's, GPF finally had the chance to broaden its horizons through
gold. Without it, many of the features we take advantage of today
would not be around.
5)
Black Days
The
attempt to get fewer people to post at the site failed and only caused
the site to spiral downwards.
4)
Grand
opening of Members' Central
It was a
huge event when several versions of Members' Central were released.
Now members are getting to live through The Station era.
3)
Versions Being Released
Every
versions of Gaming Precinct Forums stimulated traffic never seen
before on the site. It was amazing
to see the sheer number of
faces that
arrived at the site, some just to look at the design.
2)
Board Hacked (Both times)
A string
of other boards got hacked but luckily, through swift and calm
actions, the board was once again in the hands of prez. Some nasty
coding allowed the culprits to get away. We weren't so fortunate
the second time around, causing out site to be down for weeks and
members to slowly deplete in numbers. This prompted the swift
advancement of Version 10.0 to draw members back.
1) Chosen for Public Showcase
Getting
picked for showcase helped boost member count and eventually led to
one of our own mods to discover the site. We applied once again, but
the general consensus of the members was not to join the showcase
again.
Click to view.
Who
has worked at GPF?
 Ernie
continues the long string of moderators who have decided to end their
term at GPF. Unlike most of the other moderators, there was an
outcry for his decision to leave the site. His departure was a result
of the "degeneration" that GPF is experience through new members and
old role playing in every forum and bashing each other for post
counts.
link426
 Jon was
perhaps our most lively character ever to grace GPF. He once had a great interest in posting but it has slowly
degenerated over the past few months due to other forces much more
appealing (online games, etc.) However, he remains a part of GPF today
as the forum host for High Life and at times, adds his input on the
direction GPF is heading toward.
dirtyportajon
 Nichole was
our very first female moderator, and she was always upbeat to have
around. She always had a vision to set things better and is one of the
main factors GPF is flourishing. Her generous donations have helped us
gain more fame with the Ezboard community. She is no longer with us
due to her disappearance from the online world. Hope she comes back.
???
 Andy was the right hand man to James. After a long stay
committed in delivering the best forum experience possible, Andy
thought it was his time to go for whatever reason. He is responsible
for starting the Lifestyles and Relationships forum as well as getting
people to post at GPF in the first place.
greatgamer
 Inho lurked
at times and during his last few months at GPF was non-existent. He
had a great surge of enthusiasm at the beginning of his term but after
awhile, that drive diminished. It was in the site's best interest that
he be removed to give the position to someone who wanted it much more.
His departure left room for our first female moderator, Nichole.
chakhanazn
 Jay was in
college during his 2 year stay at GPF. He was famous for having the
most posts in the history of GPF. With a bad ass attitude and an
informative sense for gaming news, his leave was a surprise to many.
He was unhappy with the new era of GPF which included new posters out
to wreak havoc in this "mature" place.
squallvi3
 Jason was a
Rancho member that became a moderator at a time when there were no
heavy qualifications or requirements to become one. He had a extended
stay at GPF after the January 2000 opening but has been MIA ever since
then. But, due to more time, Jason has recently made several
appearance at GPF, but at the late hours of the
night.
jsnmarchi |
7) GPF catches copy cat bug
Nichole was
our very first female moderator, and she was always upbeat to have
around. She always had a vision to set things better and is one of the
main factors GPF is flourishing. Her generous donations have helped us
gain more fame with the Ezboard community. She is no longer with us
due to her disappearance from the online world. Hope she comes back.
Andy was the right hand man to James. After a long stay
committed in delivering the best forum experience possible, Andy
thought it was his time to go for whatever reason. He is responsible
for starting the Lifestyles and Relationships forum as well as getting
people to post at GPF in the first place.
Inho lurked
at times and during his last few months at GPF was non-existent. He
had a great surge of enthusiasm at the beginning of his term but after
awhile, that drive diminished. It was in the site's best interest that
he be removed to give the position to someone who wanted it much more.
His departure left room for our first female moderator, Nichole.
Jay was in
college during his 2 year stay at GPF. He was famous for having the
most posts in the history of GPF. With a bad ass attitude and an
informative sense for gaming news, his leave was a surprise to many.
He was unhappy with the new era of GPF which included new posters out
to wreak havoc in this "mature" place.
Jason was a
Rancho member that became a moderator at a time when there were no
heavy qualifications or requirements to become one. He had a extended
stay at GPF after the January 2000 opening but has been MIA ever since
then. But, due to more time, Jason has recently made several
appearance at GPF, but at the late hours of the
night.